Smoke rises from the wreckage of a burned home off Country Club Drive in Escondido. Stuart Palley, epa

A recent wildfire left a smoldering landscape across the hillsides of San Marcos on May 16 in San Diego County, Calif. Over 1,000 firefighters are battling a series of fast-moving wildfires that forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes. Stuart Palley, epa

Homes above a burned out canyon were untouched by a wildfire in Carlsbad. Gregory Bull, AP

People look over an area burned by a wildfire in Carlsbad. Gregory Bull, AP

A home on Phoenix Way in Escondido was destroyed by a wildfire. Stuart Palley, epa

Jack Whitlang stands in front of his aunt's home after it was destroyed by a wildfire on May 15 in Escondido, Calif. Gregory Bull, AP

Jeff Buchanan waters the scorched earth around a neighbor's house that burned to the ground during a wildfire in Escondido. Gregory Bull, AP

Fire engulfs a structure in Escondido. Gregory Bull, AP

A helicopter drops fire retardant on the Cocos Fire in San Marcos. Lenny Ignelzi, AP

Firefighters plan their attack as a brush fire heads toward homes in San Marcos. AP

A house burns in San Marcos. David McNew, Getty Images

Flames spread toward a house in San Marcos. David McNew, Getty Images

Ranch equipment is destroyed by a wildfire in San Marcos. David McNew, Getty Images

A firefighter pulls a hose in position while battling the Cocos Fire in San Marcos. David McNew, Getty Images

A firefighter moves past a burning structure during a wildfire in Escondido. Gregory Bull, AP

Anahi Lita lies next to her daughter, Adalid, as she watches TV on a mobile device on the floor of the Mission Hills High School gym in San Marcos, Calif. More than 200 others spent the night at the school with their children, pets and few belongings after evacuating their homes in the wake of wildfires in the area. The fires have come during a heat wave in the drought-stricken state. Peggy Peattie, San Diego Union-Tribune, via AP

Firemen watch as a helicopter drops water to save homes from the Cocos Wildfire near San Marcos. Michael Nelson, European Pressphoto Agency

Exhausted firefighters rest as winds picked up stoking the Cocos Fire near San Marcos. Nine wildfires fueled by high temperatures and drought conditions have burned over 4,000 acres and destroyed several structures north of San Diego. Michael Nelson, European Pressphoto Agency

A firefighter pulls a hose into position to battle the Cocos Fire in San Marcos, Calif. David McNew, Getty Images

A helicopter dumps water on the Cocos Fire near San Marcos, Calif. Michael Nelson, European Pressphoto Agency

A large home is engulfed in smoke as flames approach in San Marcos, Calif. AP

A Riverside firefighter covers the face of another firefighter as they work a wildfire in Escondido, Calif. Gregory Bull, AP

A structure burns during a wildfire in Escondido, Calif. Gregory Bull, AP

Lavonne Luethke, a resident of Chateau Lake San Marcos, gets lunch at the Mission Hills High School gym, where shehas been staying with other evacueesin San Marcos, Calif. Peggy Peattie, San Diego Union-Tribune, via AP

A woman sprays water from a hose around her home as her neighbor's home burns during a wildfire in Escondido, Calif. Gregory Bull, AP

A destroyed home from the Cocos Wildfire still smolders near San Marcos, Calif. Michael Nelson, European Pressphoto Agency

A remnants of a car destroyed by the Cocos Wildfire sits near San Marcos, Calif. Michael Nelson, European Pressphoto Agency

A firefighting helicopter prepares to drop water on a wildfire burning near the California State University at San Marcos on May 15 near San Marcos. Michael Nelson, European Pressphoto Agency

Flames and smoke from a wildfire billows behind the California State University at San Marcos campus. Michael Nelson, European Pressphoto Agency

A firefighter looks over a burned area near San Marcos. Michael Nelson, European Pressphoto Agency

A helicopter drops water on a wildfire threatening a home near San Marcos. Michael Nelson, European Pressphoto Agency

A wildfire was stopped outside a housing development near San Marcos. Michael Nelson, European Pressphoto Agency

Greg Saska moves a vase that he brought back from Italy after his home was destroyed by a wildfire in Carlsbad, Calif. Lenny Ignelzi, AP

A NASA satellite image taken on May 14 shows numerous wildfires burning across sections of northern Baja and southern California. NASA via AP

Residents photograph the burning ruins of their home that was destroyed by the Poinsettia Fire on May 14 in Carlsbad. David McNew, Getty Images

Firefighters spray water on a burning commercial structure in Carlsbad. David McNew, Getty Images

A helicopter drops water near the Rancho Santa Fe neighborhood as firefighting crews battle a wildfire on May 13 in San Diego. The Bernardo Fire forced 20,000 people to evacuate their homes as the fast-moving blaze approached. Stuart Palley, European Pressphoto Agency

Trees burn as the Bernardo Fire moves through a canyon between the Rancho Santa Fe and Fairbanks neighborhoods north of San Diego on May 13. The fire is estimated to be about 1.5 square miles and only 5% contained. Stuart Palley, European Pressphoto Agency

Anthony Novom waters down smoldering vegetation surrounding his home in the Rancho Santa Fe neighborhood. AP